To celebrate forty years of winemaking we've released an extremely limited one-off wine: The Quaranta 🌟4️⃣0️⃣🌟

This is the heart and soul of Primo Estate in a bottle.

McLaren Vale and Clarendon Shiraz from the 2017 vintage has been fused with our JOSEPH Sparkling Red 'mother' base wine containing 30 vintages of Shiraz dating back to the 1980's. This special blend is then finished with a touch of our flagship red JOSEPH Moda Cabernet Sauvignon made from semi-dried grapes.

The result is a multi-layered wine which shows the best of McLaren Vale Shiraz as well as nuances of raisin and a mellowness from the Sparkling Red base. It's been made to be delicious on release but will age for a long time in the cellar.

Only Primo Estate, with our forty years of history, could have made a wine like this.

This is a deliciously uncomplicated, juicy and fresh ‘little Merlot’. Bursting with the aromas of fresh blackberry, blueberry and cherry fruit. This is a wine to be drunk young and fresh; the perfect summer red. Winemaker Joe Grilli recommends Merlesco is best served out of tumblers with an alfresco table of antipasto, pizza or pasta.

We've given the 2019 release a new label to reflect the wine's vibrant personality.

2019 has been one of the best olive harvests in recent memory – it’s been a longer, cooler season. Growers were really able to dial-in picking time.

The first thing we noticed about the 2019 oil was the vibrant colour and pepper notes – perfect material for the JOSEPH First Run. The bottled oil is showing all the spice and fruit vibrancy that amazed us at the press.

The First Run is the first pressing of oil from the harvest’s early crop. The yield is low, but fruit characters are at their most intense. In this bright green oil, vibrant olive fruit flavours blend with a clean peppery finish. This is a long and textured oil with notes of green banana and freshly cut grass.

Winemaker Joe Grilli fell in love with the Nero d'Avola grape during his trips to its home of Sicily, Southern Italy. McLaren Vale’s warm maritime climate is ideally suited to the rich, spicy Nero d’Avola grape. This limited release is made using traditional open fermenters, and is matured in seasoned oak barrels.

To create the JOSEPH Sparkling Red a hogshead of the ultra premium JOSEPH Moda Cabernet Merlot from every year since 1991 and Primo Estate Shiraz from 1989 is added to a unique blend of museum vintages from the past 40 years.

The result is a layered style with dark, brooding complexity and a unique mixture of cherry, roast nut and dark chocolate.